Port connectivity ranking | World, Europe, Spain and the Mediterranean

The top 10 at a glance

PLSCI index

Biggest rises

Year on year

Khor FakkanAE	+191.5%
DjiboutiDJ	+41.6%
BeirutLB	+34.2%
KarachiPK	+19.5%
DamiettaEG	+19.2%

Biggest falls

Year on year

OaklandUS	−14.8%
IskenderunTR	−13.6%
NorfolkUS	−12.0%
Las PalmasES	−11.5%
AlexandriaEG	−11.4%

World top 100

Trend = last 3 years · base Q1 2023 average = 100

Rank	Port	Country	Index	Year on year
1	Shanghai	CN	2,439.1	+0.2%
2	Ningbo	CN	2,110.4	+4.5%
3	Singapore	SG	1,883	+1.3%
4	Busan	KR	1,654.9	+1.8%
5	Qingdao	CN	1,421.6	+4.0%
6	Shekou	CN	1,189.5	+0.7%
7	Nansha	CN	1,095.5	+5.7%
8	Port Klang	MY	1,079.1	−4.5%
9	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong	HK	1,052.3	+7.5%
10	Rotterdam	NL	918	−3.6%
11	Antwerp	BE	912.7	+3.8%
12	Xiamen	CN	899.8	−3.5%
13	Taiwan Province of, Kaohsiung	TW	827.9	−5.6%
14	Yantian	CN	808.6	−1.0%
15	Xingang	CN	803.1	+1.7%
16	Laem Chabang	TH	725.7	−0.3%
17	Yokohama	JP	696.3	−6.2%
18	Haiphong	VN	695.9	+9.7%
19	Hamburg	DE	682.9	−2.3%
20	Colombo	LK	676.9	−2.1%
21	Nhava Sheva	IN	667.1	−1.9%
22	Mundra	IN	650.3	−2.0%
23	Ho Chi Minh City	VN	609.6	+0.4%
24	Dalian	CN	594.4	+3.6%
25	Vung Tau	VN	590	+2.5%
26	Tanger Med	MA	575.6	+3.3%
27	Valencia	ES	568.7	−3.0%
28	Tokyo	JP	567	−1.7%
29	Tanjung Pelepas	MY	547.9	−3.1%
30	Nagoya	JP	547.7	+4.8%
31	Kobe	JP	537.7	−4.3%
32	Jakarta	ID	534.9	+6.3%
33	Bremerhaven	DE	522.1	+4.8%
34	Kwangyang (Gwangyang)	KR	517.8	−3.4%
35	New York/New Jersey	US	503.7	−1.6%
36	Algeciras	ES	486.5	−6.2%
37	Ambarli	TR	481.6	−8.2%
38	Barcelona	ES	471.1	−0.5%
39	Manila	PH	470.4	+0.9%
40	Jeddah	SA	445.3	+3.2%
41	Incheon	KR	443.2	+6.5%
42	Savannah	US	440.1	−1.9%
43	Le Havre	FR	432.4	−5.0%
44	Piraeus	GR	427.6	−3.0%
45	Genoa	IT	413.1	−3.3%
46	Surabaya	ID	406.8	+6.1%
47	Cartagena (CO)	CO	401.5	+2.1%
48	Osaka	JP	397.7	−6.6%
49	Santos	BR	361.7	+3.4%
50	London Gateway	GB	359.7	+2.0%
51	Karachi	PK	356.8	+19.5%
52	Aliaga (Nemrut)	TR	354.6	+10.7%
53	Norfolk	US	353.7	−12.0%
54	Mersin	TR	348.6	+6.6%
55	Alexandria	EG	336.3	−11.4%
56	Abidjan	CI	334.7	+9.5%
57	Felixstowe	GB	327.1	−4.1%
58	Fos	FR	325.6	+18.9%
59	Manzanillo (PA)	PA	324.2	+3.1%
60	Charleston	US	314.1	−8.4%
61	Taiwan Province of, Keelung	TW	313.3	−5.1%
62	Tema	GH	312.2	−0.6%
63	Gioia Tauro	IT	309.8	−5.5%
64	Southampton	GB	307.9	−7.3%
65	Callao	PE	305.3	+6.3%
66	La Spezia	IT	304.8	+13.9%
67	Manzanillo (MX)	MX	304.6	+7.8%
68	Port Said	EG	302.3	−4.8%
69	Los Angeles	US	302	+1.6%
70	Izmit Korfezi	TR	301.8	+13.0%
71	Kingston (JM)	JM	298.6	+7.3%
72	Houston	US	294.3	+0.7%
73	Melbourne	AU	293.4	+8.2%
74	Lazaro Cardenas	MX	281.2	+7.2%
75	Hakata	JP	279.8	+5.1%
76	Lome	TG	278.1	−0.3%
77	Bangkok	TH	277.6	+1.0%
78	Oakland	US	277.3	−14.8%
79	Taiwan Province of, Taichung	TW	270.3	−1.9%
80	Paranagua	BR	261.1	−2.4%
81	Las Palmas	ES	260.4	−11.5%
82	Sydney	AU	260.4	+2.4%
83	Khor Fakkan	AE	259.5	+191.5%
84	Iskenderun	TR	257.4	−13.6%
85	Taiwan Province of, Taipei	TW	256.9	−6.9%
86	Buenos Aires	AR	252.3	+2.8%
87	Rio de Janeiro	BR	251.4	+6.9%
88	Long Beach	US	251.4	−8.5%
89	Caucedo	DO	250.8	+6.8%
90	Moji	JP	250	+3.8%
91	Damietta	EG	248.9	+19.2%
92	Montevideo	UY	243.8	+1.0%
93	Gdansk	PL	243.6	−0.2%
94	Marsaxlokk	MT	243.3	−4.8%
95	Brisbane	AU	240.8	+1.4%
96	Gemlik	TR	236.6	−8.0%
97	Djibouti	DJ	234.4	+41.6%
98	Beirut	LB	231	+34.2%
99	Durban	ZA	230.1	+8.5%
100	Buenaventura	CO	229.9	−6.5%

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The top 10 at a glance

PLSCI index

Biggest rises

Year on year

Khor FakkanAE	+191.5%
DjiboutiDJ	+41.6%
BeirutLB	+34.2%
KarachiPK	+19.5%
DamiettaEG	+19.2%

Biggest falls

Year on year

OaklandUS	−14.8%
IskenderunTR	−13.6%
NorfolkUS	−12.0%
Las PalmasES	−11.5%
AlexandriaEG	−11.4%

World top 100

Trend = last 3 years · base Q1 2023 average = 100

Rank	Port	Country	Index	Year on year
1	Shanghai	CN	2,439.1	+0.2%
2	Ningbo	CN	2,110.4	+4.5%
3	Singapore	SG	1,883	+1.3%
4	Busan	KR	1,654.9	+1.8%
5	Qingdao	CN	1,421.6	+4.0%
6	Shekou	CN	1,189.5	+0.7%
7	Nansha	CN	1,095.5	+5.7%
8	Port Klang	MY	1,079.1	−4.5%
9	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong	HK	1,052.3	+7.5%
10	Rotterdam	NL	918	−3.6%
11	Antwerp	BE	912.7	+3.8%
12	Xiamen	CN	899.8	−3.5%
13	Taiwan Province of, Kaohsiung	TW	827.9	−5.6%
14	Yantian	CN	808.6	−1.0%
15	Xingang	CN	803.1	+1.7%
16	Laem Chabang	TH	725.7	−0.3%
17	Yokohama	JP	696.3	−6.2%
18	Haiphong	VN	695.9	+9.7%
19	Hamburg	DE	682.9	−2.3%
20	Colombo	LK	676.9	−2.1%
21	Nhava Sheva	IN	667.1	−1.9%
22	Mundra	IN	650.3	−2.0%
23	Ho Chi Minh City	VN	609.6	+0.4%
24	Dalian	CN	594.4	+3.6%
25	Vung Tau	VN	590	+2.5%
26	Tanger Med	MA	575.6	+3.3%
27	Valencia	ES	568.7	−3.0%
28	Tokyo	JP	567	−1.7%
29	Tanjung Pelepas	MY	547.9	−3.1%
30	Nagoya	JP	547.7	+4.8%
31	Kobe	JP	537.7	−4.3%
32	Jakarta	ID	534.9	+6.3%
33	Bremerhaven	DE	522.1	+4.8%
34	Kwangyang (Gwangyang)	KR	517.8	−3.4%
35	New York/New Jersey	US	503.7	−1.6%
36	Algeciras	ES	486.5	−6.2%
37	Ambarli	TR	481.6	−8.2%
38	Barcelona	ES	471.1	−0.5%
39	Manila	PH	470.4	+0.9%
40	Jeddah	SA	445.3	+3.2%
41	Incheon	KR	443.2	+6.5%
42	Savannah	US	440.1	−1.9%
43	Le Havre	FR	432.4	−5.0%
44	Piraeus	GR	427.6	−3.0%
45	Genoa	IT	413.1	−3.3%
46	Surabaya	ID	406.8	+6.1%
47	Cartagena (CO)	CO	401.5	+2.1%
48	Osaka	JP	397.7	−6.6%
49	Santos	BR	361.7	+3.4%
50	London Gateway	GB	359.7	+2.0%
51	Karachi	PK	356.8	+19.5%
52	Aliaga (Nemrut)	TR	354.6	+10.7%
53	Norfolk	US	353.7	−12.0%
54	Mersin	TR	348.6	+6.6%
55	Alexandria	EG	336.3	−11.4%
56	Abidjan	CI	334.7	+9.5%
57	Felixstowe	GB	327.1	−4.1%
58	Fos	FR	325.6	+18.9%
59	Manzanillo (PA)	PA	324.2	+3.1%
60	Charleston	US	314.1	−8.4%
61	Taiwan Province of, Keelung	TW	313.3	−5.1%
62	Tema	GH	312.2	−0.6%
63	Gioia Tauro	IT	309.8	−5.5%
64	Southampton	GB	307.9	−7.3%
65	Callao	PE	305.3	+6.3%
66	La Spezia	IT	304.8	+13.9%
67	Manzanillo (MX)	MX	304.6	+7.8%
68	Port Said	EG	302.3	−4.8%
69	Los Angeles	US	302	+1.6%
70	Izmit Korfezi	TR	301.8	+13.0%
71	Kingston (JM)	JM	298.6	+7.3%
72	Houston	US	294.3	+0.7%
73	Melbourne	AU	293.4	+8.2%
74	Lazaro Cardenas	MX	281.2	+7.2%
75	Hakata	JP	279.8	+5.1%
76	Lome	TG	278.1	−0.3%
77	Bangkok	TH	277.6	+1.0%
78	Oakland	US	277.3	−14.8%
79	Taiwan Province of, Taichung	TW	270.3	−1.9%
80	Paranagua	BR	261.1	−2.4%
81	Las Palmas	ES	260.4	−11.5%
82	Sydney	AU	260.4	+2.4%
83	Khor Fakkan	AE	259.5	+191.5%
84	Iskenderun	TR	257.4	−13.6%
85	Taiwan Province of, Taipei	TW	256.9	−6.9%
86	Buenos Aires	AR	252.3	+2.8%
87	Rio de Janeiro	BR	251.4	+6.9%
88	Long Beach	US	251.4	−8.5%
89	Caucedo	DO	250.8	+6.8%
90	Moji	JP	250	+3.8%
91	Damietta	EG	248.9	+19.2%
92	Montevideo	UY	243.8	+1.0%
93	Gdansk	PL	243.6	−0.2%
94	Marsaxlokk	MT	243.3	−4.8%
95	Brisbane	AU	240.8	+1.4%
96	Gemlik	TR	236.6	−8.0%
97	Djibouti	DJ	234.4	+41.6%
98	Beirut	LB	231	+34.2%
99	Durban	ZA	230.1	+8.5%
100	Buenaventura	CO	229.9	−6.5%

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